Van Oudenhoven slips past Conrad to win WIR feature

9:02 AM,
Jun. 28, 2013

Jeff Van Oudenhoven

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Rookie driver Brandon Conrad led every lap of Thursday night's Fox River Racing Club's super late model feature, except the one that counted the most.

With lightning flashing in the skies above Wisconsin International Raceway, the rookie driver from Freedom, who started on the pole, outdueled Kyle Calmes for the lead on lap one, but didn't have quite enough at the end to hold off Jeff Van Oudenhoven in an exciting side-by-side finish.

Van Oudenhoven, a three-time FRRC champ, won by less than a fender in the 35-lap feature run between the raindrops. ...